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JPSO deputy in critical condition after crashing car while responding to 911 call

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy Jaron Fountain, 25, is in critical condition after he lost control of his patrol car and crashed while responding to a burglary call in Waggman on Tuesday (June 3).
(JPSO)

A Jefferson Parish deputy is in critical condition Tuesday morning after crashing his vehicle while responding to a reported burglary in progress in Waggaman. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office later determined the woman who reported the burglary has dementia, and no one was in her home.

According to a statement, Deputy Jaron Fountain, 25, was responding to a call for help on Primrose Lane in Waggaman around 2:40 a.m., said Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the department. The woman called 911 and said five people climbed through her window and refused to leave.

While Fountain was traveling westbound on Live Oak Drive, he lost control of his vehicle and landed in a ditch, Fortunato said. Fountain was transported to Interim LSU Hospital where he was in critical condition.

When deputies arrived at the caller's house, they spoke with the woman and an man in the home. The man told deputies the woman has dementia. No one else was found in the house during a search nor were there signs of forced entry, Fortunato said.

The Sheriff's Office closed the intersection of Live Oak Drive and Willswood Lane for several hours while investigating the crash.

Fountain joined the department in September 2010 and worked at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna until attending the academy. He graduated in August and officials assigned him to the 3rd Patrol District on the West Bank, Fortunato said.